Bounce Town!

June and I went to Bounce Town with our playgroup this week. She was a little unsure of the whole experience at first but finally warmed up to things and ended up having a really good time!
Here are some pictures:

Busy, busy, busy!

Lately it seems as though we could take all of June's toys back to the store and she would be just as happy playing with (read: getting into) things around the house. When she is playing with toys she usually stays busy for a couple minutes at a time but when she is say taking all of the tupperware out of the cabinet she is happy for quite some time. I have kept the camera handy recently and caught her in the act several times. Take a look at our busy little girl!

January Pictures & Update

I have been somewhat slow to update the blog lately mostly because I haven't had anything specific to report. Also, June and I have been keeping rather busy since the new year so finding the time to do it hasn't been as easy either. In addition to babysitting I am teaching Salsa Tots classes twice a week, plus we have our library class on Wednesdays and a weekly play date with a few friends on Thursdays. It is a pretty full schedule which is nice because it really seems to be helping to pass the time in these cold months! June comes with me to the dance classes and even though she is the youngest kid there and the smallest (by a mile) she does great. She dances quite a bit and then when she can't keep up she just kind of watches everyone else and smiles and laughs. All the kids love her and call her "the baby."

We are (as always) having a lot of fun watching June grow. Lately it has been a lot more mental than physical things that we have been noticing. She is really working on communicating which is so exciting. She makes a lot of sounds that really seem to apply to specific things. She says "ma ma" and "da da" quite a bit although not always referring to us. She will also nod her head and say "yeah" if you ask if she wants something... usually food or milk or sometimes a nap. June is also getting the concept of where things go and will put her books or toys away in their specific places when asked to or throw her diaper away in the garbage. Yesterday I was drying my hair and she brought me my hairbrush from the other room. It is so fun for us to see how much is going on in her little head!

I guess other than that we are just trying to stay warm and HEALTHY- oh yeah June had another ear infection last week this time in both ears :( but she is feeling much better now. She also has two teeth on the top and two on the bottom trying to come through but has really been a trooper with that for the most part.

As for the pictures I think they are pretty self explanatory. Some bath pictures, a few just hanging around the house, a couple playing with Captain (which has come a long way recently)! There is also one picture of June being silly in our closet. Keith and his Dad put in brand new shelving in our closet last weekend which I absolutely love but guess who loves it more? We are trying to get a video of her playing in there it is really funny, she hides in all the shirts and usually gets off balance and falls down and then laughs hysterically.

Our Little Snow Bunny

June and I decided to venture out into the snow this week. We had just gotten about six inches and the sun was out so I thought we would give it a try. Getting ready took about 20 minutes which may have been because I kept stopping to take pictures or it may have been because everything was about twice her size and she could barely stand up. Once we finally made it outside June was only mildly amused. Mostly I ended up just holding her so she could watch Captain run around like crazy. We did make snow angels in the backyard, which was kind of neat. When you watch the video... don't worry she is ok there is plenty of padding!

Dancing in the New Year!

Just wanted to show everyone that June is back on her feet and feeling good. This video shows her dancing to the music that her new "Fridge Farm" plays. Between her birthday and Christmas she got a lot of music and toys that make music so she has been basically dancing the days away lately. Check out her new moves!



Oh, just ignore the talking in the background... Keith does not know I am taping and just wants to talk home improvement.

A Very Rainy Christmas and an Infected Left Ear!

Well, the good news is June is finally feeling better! After struggling with teething and trying to fight off a cold for about a week things took a turn for the worse two days before Christmas. We weren't sure what was wrong we just knew that June was completely miserable and with the holiday and being away from home we weren't able to make it to the doctor for several days. The day after Christmas we went to Urgent Care and found out an ear infection was to blame and got some antibiotics in her right away. Things are looking up now, although her teeth still seem to be bothering her at night- the two top ones are still trying to break through.

So Christmas was a little bit of a bummer this year. We didn't make it to the parties that we had planned on and missed seeing a lot of people. Plus it rained on Christmas Day- yuck! We also didn't get many pictures and in the ones we got, you can see what June did the whole time she was sick. The last picture shows her as she is starting to feel better. Thank goodness!!!









Coming soon... a more positive post! I Promise :)

Happy Birthday to June!!!!!!!

Can you believe June is one year old already? We are trying to figure out where the time has gone? We celebrated June's birthday this weekend with a few friends and family at our house. June had a great time playing with her friends, she caught on pretty quickly to opening presents and she definitely enjoyed chowing down on her cake! Here are a few pictures and a video from the day. Thanks to everyone who was able to join us and also to all of those who sent June nice greetings and gifts by mail!















We are looking forward to one more small celebration this week in Royal Oak with Grandma and Grandpa Yost other family friends. More birthday pictures to come!